Operation Buffalo

55min

Drama

A captivating drama set in Maralinga, South Australia, at the height of the Cold War. At a remote army base carrying out British nuclear testing, paranoia runs rife and nuclear bombs are not the only things being tested, as loyalty, love, and betrayal are pitted against each other.

Episodes

Cast

Episode 1

1. Episode 1

55min

31st May 2020

In 1956, highly decorated military engineer Major Leo Carmichael is tasked with supervising construction of the British atomic test towers at Maralinga, in the South Australian desert.

Episode 2

2. Episode 2

55min

7th Jun 2020

The arrival of a new woman at the camp has Leo immediately suspicious, as Cranky questions his purpose following an encounter with an Aboriginal family.

Episode 3

3. Episode 3

55min

14th Jun 2020

In Adelaide, Leo sidesteps ASIO and receives an offer from Attorney General Wilcox that he cannot refuse. Back at Maralinga, Eva questions Quentin about his weather reports.

Episode 4

4. Episode 4

55min

21st Jun 2020

When Leo arrives back at Maralinga with Wilcox and members of the press, he must keep them away from the unexpected visitors hiding in the camp's kitchen.

Episode 5

5. Episode 5

55min

28th Jun 2020

When Carmen's friends, Molly, Lydia and Yvonne, are attacked by an ASIO operative, they show up at Maralinga hospital and confront Leo about the incident and question how it is that ASIO knew where to find them.

Episode 6

6. Episode 6

55min

5th Jul 2020

Leo and Corinne decide who to trust, while Eva struggles with her abductor and Cranky tells Dalgleish that he wants to stay in the desert.

First air date

31st May 2020

Last air date

5th Jul 2020

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

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